There are several enemies in the next few steps but the biggest is time. There are only three working days left for the Senate this session - after that, the process starts all over again next year.
We must get this bill out of committee and get it approved - WITHOUT AMENDMENTS - next week in the Senate when they are in session (12th, 13th and 14th)!! We are in the majority in the Senate, but that doesn’t mean that the Democrats will sit back and let this happen!
Rendell hasn’t indicated whether or not he will sign it. I don’t think it’s a dead giveaway that he will veto. But if he does, we of course have the votes - but may not have the time - to override it!!
What numbers are needed to make this vetoproof from Fast Eddie?
Thanks for the info. We got a somewhat watered down version here in Ohio last year. We are protected in our home and auto, but it doesn’t go as far as some ‘Stand Your Ground” laws in other states.
Still, I’m not complaining. Stuck with a Democrat for a Governor, Strickland is a rare bird as a gun rights supporter.
Ditto on the current Democrat attorney general.
Republican John Kasich will be the next Governor, his record is good but not great. My worries here will be the IDIOT Republican running for attorney general, Former Senator Mike Dewine. One of the only Republicans ever endorsed (And enthusiastically accepted) by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, he has not since gotten my vote and WILL NOT ever again get my vote.
If this means puling the lever on a “D”, so be it. I can live with it.